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Jesse Karmani
@jesseplusplus.bsky.social
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here for the federated social future

building https://frequency.app

posting most often at @[email protected]
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werd.io
I'm hiring a Director of Product Engineering for our product team at @propublica.org. If you're an engineering leader in the US who wants to truly make a difference, we're a nonprofit newsroom investigating abuses of trust in the public interest. Please consider joining us. #amhiring
Director, Product Engineering
New York City, United States; Remote, United States
job-boards.greenhouse.io
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
Oh no! I wasn’t paying close enough attention to the system update dialog before I clicked ‘Install later’ and I woke up to liquid glass on my phone 😣 was hoping to avoid this for a little while longer
December 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
That canceled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about 😢
Poster for the TV show I’m Sorry showing a woman with her mouth open and hand-drawn expletives flowing out of it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:

Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney
The Flaming Lips
Outkast
Radiohead
karlaliliana.bsky.social Karla Monterroso @karlaliliana.bsky.social · 27d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen

Maná
Spice Girls
SWV
Ozomatli
Janet Jackson
thorneidentity.bsky.social Thorne Identity @thorneidentity.bsky.social · 27d
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen

Chris Isaak
Prince
The Jacksons
Jackson Brown
Red Hot Chili Peppers
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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prosocialdesign.bsky.social
New study - and the first field experiment of its kind we're aware of - demonstrates that how much platforms up- or down-rank "antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity" in their feeds can have an impact on toxic division.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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lorak.bsky.social
“Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.🚨🚨🚨
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Nov 6
Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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btfree.bsky.social
Good day all! Fireside Fedi Episode 53 starts NOW!

Special Guest: @jesseplusplus.bsky.social

#frequency #loops #socialMedia #photo #socialNetwork #sharing

#Owncast #Livestream - stream.firesidefedi.live

#Peertube #VOD - video.firesidefedi.live
#Castopod #Fedicast - audio.firesidefedi.live
Fireside Fedi Livestream
Fireside Fedi is an attempt to learn more about folks within the Fediverse.
stream.firesidefedi.live
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
Trying out leaflets 👀

jesseplusplus.leaflet.pub/3m3vvwbxpks2...
Trying out leaflets - jesseplusplus
jesseplusplus.leaflet.pub
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Reposted by Jesse Karmani
fediforum.org
Social media does not have to be on a public town square, or manipulate you.

Here's @jesseplusplus.bsky.social's demo at #FediForum showing off Frequency Social, a federated, privacy-first social networking app.
FediForum Demo: Frequency Social
Speed demo by Jesse Karmani, founder (@[email protected], @[email protected], @jesseplusplus.bsky.social) at FediForum October 2025. More info: https://fediforum.org/2025-10
spectra.video
October 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
@juliakamin.bsky.social super great to meet you and discuss what kind of research can help build healthier social experiences at #FediForum yesterday!
October 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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chaosgreml.in
We often say “only punch up, never down,” but I’d like to say “Don’t punch up. Reach up and rip out the foundations of the power structures oppressing everyone. Then grab a hand and pull the folks who fell down out of the rubble. They’re gonna need help.”
October 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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quillmatiq.com
A Monday morning reminder to support @blackskyweb.xyz, @transrights.northsky.social, @slices.network, and anyone else building AppViews/AppView infra. We need redundant spaces yesterday, and these folks are doing the legwork to make it happen.
October 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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jesseplusplus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
It’s a long article, but I really think every person on the internet should read this:

https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales
Wikipedia is under attack — and how it can survive
The site’s volunteers face threats from Trump, billionaires, and AI.
www.theverge.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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bmann.ca
It was great meeting @jesseplusplus.bsky.social at #FediCon

She’s the developer of Frequency frequency.app which is a private only photo sharing app that runs on a forked Mastodon back end called Decodon

github.com/jesseplusplu...
GitHub - jesseplusplus/decodon: media-focused fork of mastodon that supports only private/followers-only accounts
media-focused fork of mastodon that supports only private/followers-only accounts - jesseplusplus/decodon
github.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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quillmatiq.com
Shout-out to @jesseplusplus.bsky.social for repping @anew.social's People, Not Platforms merch at #Fedicon!
Jesse Karmani and Anuj Ahooja wearing tops that say "People Not Platforms"
August 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
I’m so bad at keeping up with podcasts, I literally *just* finally listened to a podcast that has been in my queue since 2019 😂

Loved hearing @lisaphillips.bsky.social and the others discuss the early social media days at livejournal, opendiary, etc. I’m so inspired!

castro.fm/episode/vWkPjG
Function with Anil Dash: Social Media, 20 Years Ago (1h2m)
On Function, our focus is about how technology has influenced culture and communications, and nothing encompasses the intersection of these concepts more than social media. It's allowed us to express ...
castro.fm
July 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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jamesrball.com
Early reviews include:

• “why would you do this”
• “This is horrendous. You are evil incarnate.”
• “This is awful. Incredibly impressive but awful.”
• “It gives me a physical full body cringe”
• “congratulations on your torment nexus”

www.jamesrball.com/p/i-built-th...
I Built The Torment Nexus (Political Podcast Edition)
Six years ago cartoonist Zach Weinersmith made a joke about a 24/7 AI podcast endlessly talking about polling numbers. I've made it a reality.
www.jamesrball.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members

Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members
Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.
zeteo.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
That officer took deliberate aim at this journalist and shot her. There's nobody standing near her.
luckytran.com Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 9
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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acyn.bsky.social
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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zachweinersmith.bsky.social
+200 points if you go see the bonus panel: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sigh
May 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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atrupar.com
Trump on his faith advisers: "They work right out of the White House. That's never been done before. No other president allowed that. They say 'separation between church and state.' I said, alright, let's forget about that for one time."
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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chrisgeidner.bsky.social
BREAKING: Federal judge finds that Trump exceeded his authority in his Alien Enemies Act proclamation addressing alleged members of Tren de Aragua, issuing a permanent injunction barring AEA proclamation-based removals from the Southern District of Texas.
Neither the Court nor the parties question the Executive Branch's authority and responsibility to enforce federal laws and, along with local law enforcement agencies, to protect 1 / 36 Case 1:25-cv-00072 Document 58 Filed on 05/01/25 in TXSD Page 2 of 36 the nation's population. Neither the Court nor the parties question that the Executive Branch can direct the detention and removal of aliens who engage in criminal activity in the United States. The Executive Branch has and will continue to rely on the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove aliens found to represent a danger to the country. The question that this lawsuit presents is whether the President can utilize a specific statute, the AEA, to detain and remove Venezuelan aliens who are members of TdA. As to that question, the historical record renders clear that the President's invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and is contrary to the plain, ordinary meaning of the statute's terms. As a result, the Court concludes that as a matter of law, the Executive Branch cannot rely on the AEA, based on the Proclamation, to detain the Named Petitioners and the certified class, or to remove them from the country.' Case 1:25-cv-00072 Document 59 Filed on 05/01/25 in TXSD Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS BROWNSVILLE DIVISION ENTERED May 01, 2025 Nathan Ochsner, Clerk J.A.V., et al., Petitioners, son con con VS. CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:25-CV-072 DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Respondents. FINAL JUDGMENT AND PERMANENT INJUNCTION In accordance with the Court's Order and Opinion granting class certification (Doc. 57) and its Order and Opinion granting summary judgment (Doc. 58), the Court enters final judgment in favor of Petitioners J.A.V., J.G.G., W.G.H., and the members of the certified class. Accordingly, it is: ORDERED that the Class Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Doc. 1) is GRANTED; and ORDERED that Respondents are permanently enjoined from detaining, transferring, or removing J.A.V., J.G.G., W.G.H., and the members of the certified class, under the Alien Enemies Act, 50 U.S.C. § 21, and based on the Presidential Proclamation, "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of the United States by Tren de Aragua," 90 Fed. Reg. 13033. This permanent injunction does not prohibit Respondents from proceeding with removal proceedings or otherwise acting against J.A.V., J.G.G., W.G.H., and the members of the certified class, based on the Immigration and Nationality Act, including under any final order of removal. This Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction does not enjoin Respondent Donald Trump in his official duties as President of the United States. See Franklin v. Massachusetts, 505 U.S. 788, 802 (1992). Signed on May 1, 2025. 1/1 Femendo Rodiguez, Ja. Fernando Rodriguez, Jr. United States District Judge
May 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
GodDAMN this ruling against Apple in the Epic lawsuit is brutal. This is a judge who is outright furious at a company and it is not going well for them.

s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
summarize: One, after trial, the Court found that Apple's 30 percent commission "allowed it to reap supracompetitive operating margins" and was not tied to the value of its intellectual property, and thus, was anticompetitive. Apple's response: charge a 27 percent commission (again tied to nothing) on off-app purchases, where it had previously charged nothing, and extend the commission for a period of seven days after the consumer linked-out of the app. Apple's goal: maintain its anticompetitive revenue stream. Two, the Court had prohibited Apple from denying developers the ability to communicate with, and direct consumers to, other purchasing mechanisms. Apple's response: impose new barriers and new requirements to increase friction and increase breakage rates with full page "scare" screens, static URLs, and generic statements. Apple's goal: to dissuade customer usage of alternative purchase opportunities and maintain its anticompetitive revenue stream. In the end, Apple sought to maintain a revenue stream worth billions in direct defiance of this Court's Injunction. In stark contrast to Apple's initial in-court testimony, contemporaneous business documents reveal that Apple knew exactly what it was doing and at every turn chose the most anticompetitive option. To hide the truth, Vice-President of Finance, Alex Roman, outright lied under oath. Internally, Phillip Schiller had advocated that Apple comply with the Injunction, but Tim Cook ignored Schiller and instead allowed Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri and his finance team to convince him otherwise. Cook chose poorly. The real evidence, detailed herein, more than meets the clear and convincing standard to find a violation. The Court refers the matter to the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California to investigate whether criminal contempt proceedings are appropriate. This is an injunction, not a negotiation. There are no do-overs once a party willfully disregards a court order. Time is o…
April 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
jesseplusplus.bsky.social
Fuck yeah, it’s about damn time 💪🏻
April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM